10 Biggest WWE Return Pops Ever

The Rock wasn't even turning up to wrestle in 2011. In fact, it would be a full year before he stepped back into the ring with John Cena for their once-in-a-lifetime match (and then another year before he did the same match again).

This was just to whet our appetites ahead of WrestleMania XXVII, of which The Great One was set to be the guest host. And whilst you figured his paths would probably cross with those of Cena, who was - in all likelihood - going to be in the main event again, there is no explanation for a non-wrestler getting such a raucous ovation.

Except for the fact that it was The Rock, arguably wrestling's biggest ever star, making one of precious few WWE appearances since heading to Hollywood in 2003.

Savour it, they said - and we did.